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My Stewardship Promise

God's World Needs Our Care

Day 15of 180
Week 3of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created the world and we are responsible for caring for it

2

Create a personal commitment to help take care of God's creation

3

Develop a heart of gratitude for God's beautiful world

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

This verse teaches children that the entire world belongs to God, and we are His helpers in caring for creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Small plant or seed
  • BibleMouse Printables Library worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're going to make a special promise to God about taking care of His wonderful world!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about caring for animals yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

God gave us a beautiful world to take care of, just like a special gift. When someone gives you a gift, you want to take good care of it, right?

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created everything in the world
  • We are God's helpers to keep the world clean and healthy
  • Small actions can make a big difference
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some ways we can help take care of God's world?
  • How can you be kind to plants and animals?
3Activity: My Stewardship Promise Poster (10 min)
project

Create a colorful poster showing promises to care for God's world

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big world or globe on construction paper
  2. Draw or write 3 promises you can keep
  3. Decorate with pictures of things you'll protect
  4. Add the memory verse to your poster
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child write promises

Challenge: Add specific action steps to each promise

4Closing (3 min)

Let's share our stewardship promises with each other!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What promise did you make to help God's world?
  • Why is it important to take care of creation?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving us such a beautiful world. Help us be good helpers and take care of everything You created.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Cain and Abel and how they worked in God's world

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: World Map Verse Dance - Children move around a drawn world map, touching different continents while saying parts of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Stewardship is teaching children that we are responsible managers of God's resources

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive, encouraging language
  • Model care for environment in your own actions
  • Praise specific efforts to care for creation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find abstract concept of stewardship challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's enthusiasm about protecting plants, animals, or environment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Plant a seed together and track its growth
  • Go on a neighborhood clean-up walk
  • Make a recycling chart for home

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